How am I, you may wonder. Pretty good! I am still following the diet prescribed by the MDs and dietician and only adding a thing or two back in weekly. I have discovered a lot of other things about my food and myself.

I don't need all the ........(insert something here). Just because the label states the whole can of tuna is one serving, doesn't mean I have to eat the whole can; 1/3 does nicely. 

The slice of farmhouse bread, toasted, is just fine cut in half instead of using two slices. 

Pickles taste the same even when the peels are removed.

I am living without a lot of cheese, my previous staple. Living without second helpings as well. 

Eventually I will be able to exchange all this 'white food' for higher fiber veggies and grains.

The result is I've lost 11 pounds since the end of January. I don't feel deprived. 

Huh.

Comments

  1. MorticiaAddamsMarch 11, 2023 at 6:25 AM

    Good job!! Weight loss plus you are moving toward a healthier diet. As you get older you will find that fiber is your best friend. You can take fiber supplements but I prefer eating it. Getting enough fiber when you eat out is very challenging. On days when I may fall short I take some fiber gummies. Otherwise I am the queen of fiber.

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    1. OverworkedjanetMarch 11, 2023 at 7:43 AM

      I was the queen of fiber, too! I had to ditch it all for a while. Slowly adding it back in.

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    2. AnonymousMarch 13, 2023 at 6:58 AM

      I often didn't meet my fiber needs prior to getting diverticulitis. I thought I was getting it in because I ate a lot of veggies but I was not. When I began tracking it and took a Fiber Challenge I saw what I was doing wrong.

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    3. MorticiaAddamsMarch 17, 2023 at 7:08 AM

      Just dropped in to encourage on your recovery. I hope things are going well. Stay the course. Hugs.

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    4. OverworkedjanetMarch 17, 2023 at 1:38 PM

      I sent you an email.

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  2. OneKidsMomMarch 11, 2023 at 7:50 AM

    Glad you're doing well. One foot in front of another, right?

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  3. BarbMarch 11, 2023 at 1:08 PM

    Wow! that's great you've released 11 lbs. since January. You're doing the right things. Takes time to get into new eating habits, but sounds like you're doing well.

    hugs
    barb
    1crazydog

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  4. OverworkedjanetMarch 12, 2023 at 4:25 AM

    I am, thanks.

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  5. AnonymousMarch 12, 2023 at 8:52 AM

    (Once again, Google is being exclusionary but this is Val!)
    Fantastic job! My son asked me if I had lost weight - hard to imagine he could notice my meager 3-lb loss; I laughed it off to the slimming effects of wearing black but will accept any flattery!
    Still sorting out the vagaries of my own diet, Rome wasn’t built in a day…

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